Tourists ride an attraction in the Terra Mitica theme park in the coastal town of Benidorm in south-eastern Spain, August 6, 2014. Spain registered its fastest economic growth since before the ... more

Tourists ride an attraction in the Terra Mitica theme park in the coastal town of Benidorm in south-eastern Spain, August 6, 2014. Spain registered its fastest economic growth since before the financial crisis in the second quarter, becoming one of the brightest spot in a struggling euro zone, though a sharp fall in consumer prices showed the economy faced risks. Wednesday's preliminary National Statistics Institute (INE) reading of 0.6 percent was the strongest quarter on quarter rise since the final months of 2007 and beat economists' forecasts of 0.5 percent. It compared growth of 0.4 percent in the previous three months. REUTERS/Heino Kalis (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY) less